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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DTSTART:20260918T090000Z
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 ome visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover:[/vc_colu
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 y grew out of a collection of books donated to troops in WWI\nThe establis
 hment of the American Library in Paris as a private non-profit library\nTh
 e famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway
 \, Henry Miller\, and others) who explored our stacks\nThe Paris Library S
 chool\, which brought American innovations to French libraries between the
  wars \nThe true stories of the brave librarians who kept the Library ope
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 year history into the largest English-language lending library on the Euro
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 d take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free 
 of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please con
 tact us if you wish to reserve for 5 or more people (do not reserve throug
 h the site). \nFor school or group reservations\, or for other questions\,
  please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nThis initiative is made
  possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation an
 d the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event cons
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming the American Story with Tommy Orange
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 Orange traces one Native American family’s story from the Sand Creek Mas
 sacre through generations of survival\, exploring inherited trauma\, insti
 tutional violence\, and the resilience of Indigenous communities.  \nMode
 rated by writer Daniel Levin Becker\, the discussion examines the relation
 ship between history and fiction\, the power of polyphonic storytelling\, 
 afterlives of ritual objects in European museums\, and how literature can 
 reclaim stories long erased from the American narrative. \nThis event is i
 n partnership with Festival America. \nAbout the speakers: \nTommy Orange 
 is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel There There\, a mult
 i-generational\, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few of u
 s have ever seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There was one
  of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year\, and won
  the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Pen/Hemingway Award.
  There There was also longlisted for the National Book Award and was a fin
 alist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent novel\, Wandering Stars\, wa
 s published in February 2024. Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne
  and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland\, Calif
 ornia. \nDaniel Levin Becker is the author of Many Subtle Channels and Wha
 t’s Good. His translations from the French include books by\, among othe
 rs\, Georges Perec\, Laurent Mauvignier\, Jakuta Alikavazovic\, and Éric 
 Chevillard. He is co-founder of the small press Fern Books and the only li
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 mation: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While 
 the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Re
 ading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live 
 viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to po
 se questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your 
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 th an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donat
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